Burial-vault.



J. C. SIMPSON.

BURIAL VAULT.

APPLIYOATIOH FILED 00T. 1. 1909.

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easily constructed, and that will be air and water tight to thoroughlyprotect the cofiin placed therein. p

My invention consists in the construction, arrangement, and combinationofthe various parts of the device whereby the objects contemplated areattained, as hereinafter more -fully set forth, pointed out in my claim,and illustrated in the accompanying draw' ings, in which Figure 1 showsa transverse, sectional view through a burial vaulty embodying myinvention with a Collin contained therein, and Fig. 2 shows a central,longitudinal, sectional view of same with the central p0rtion of theburial vault omitted, and illustrating only the end portions thereof.The coffin is also omitted and the top layer of cement that covers theburial vault 1s also omitted.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, I have used the referencenumeral 10 to 1ndicate a coiiin of ordinary construction.

My improved burial vault is designed to be made of concrete within agrave. In the construction of same, I provide a body portion made ofsheet metal and comprising a bottom 11 with sides and ends 12. -At theupper edge of the sides and ends, the sheet metal is extended outwardlyyat 13 and then upwardly at 14. This sheet metal body ortion may be madeof any desirable kin of sheet metal and can be made of comparativelylight and inexpensive material. The cover is preferably formed of twopieces of sheet metal, the rst or under layer being slightly arched atits central portion at l5 and having its edges 16 extended horizontallyto rest upon theparts 13 of the body portion. The two flat faces thereofmay lie close together. In order tol strengthen and reinforcethe top, ofsheet metal comprising a body portion 17 Specification4 of LettersPatent.

application med weber 1, mcs. 'serial mi. 520,498. l v

I provide an upper layer provided with transverse! corrugations PatentedNov. 22,1910.

throughoutits length and connected withthe lower ayer 15 by means ofboltsor rivets 18. By thus having two sheets of metal, I provide meanswhereby the upper sheet ma. be corrugated for the purpose of strengtening and reinforcing it, and the lower sheet may have its edges fiat soas to form a tight joint with the part 18.' The contour of the lowerlayer 15 is such that when placed in position on the parts 13, therewill be a slight space between the ed and the upright edges 14:, inaftermade clear.

In constructing my improved'vault, I-irst place in the bottom of thegrave a layer of concrete 19 of any desired thickness to form a suitablebase for the vault. I then' place the sheet metal body portion on theconcrete. This may be done immediately after the concrete is placed inposition. I then lill in between the sidesand ends 12 of the bodyportion and the sides and Aends of the grave vault, a Wall of concrete20 extending upwardly to the parts 13 of the sheet metal body, as shownin Fig..2. IVhen this has been done, the vault is ready to receive theor purposes herecoffin, and after the coffin is placed in position, Ithen place the two-partcover in the position shown in Fig. 1 and form anair and water tight joint between it and the part 13 by placing aquantity of solder or other sealing material 21 between the es of thepart 15 i edge of the cover and the up-turn'ed edge 14. After this isdone, I then complete the concrete vault by placing over all of the.

device, the to layer of concrete 22, Obviously, all o this operation maybe -done without waiting for the setting or hardening et' the concrete,`hence no time need be lost in preparing the grave to receive the coiinor in sealing up and finishin vault after the coflin has been p aced inp0- sition. It. the concrete sides and ends 20 are filled` in a shorttime before the cotiin is placed in position, then t-he material willthe grave set and harden suiiicicntly to form a irm support for theoutwardly extending parts 123 so that. as soon as the coffin is laced inposition, the cover may be place on the parts 13 and then the concretetop may at once be placed in ,position and earth filled inv on to of itwitiout danger of springin the si es of the sheet'metal rhody portion antight without in any way interfering with the air joint between thecover and the body aim as In invention:

Y.improve burial vault, comprising a sheet metal bodyportion having abottom, sidespand ends and also having a flange at the top extendingardund the sidesand ends and roected first.- outwardly and then up- Wa'ra sheet metal top comprising an archedI body portion having straightflanges f 'at its sides and ends, said flanges being designed to lie datagainst the horizontal portions of the4 flanges on the body orton of theburial vault .and to lie withln the upwardly extended fportion's of saidflanges to

